Phil Jackson

Former Lakers coach Phil Jackson, shown with fiancee Jeanie Buss in 2007, says the late Jerry Buss made the final decision on hiring Mike D'Antoni as coach of the Lakers in 2012.

Former Lakers coach Phil Jackson, shown with fiancee Jeanie Buss in 2007, says the late Jerry Buss made the final decision on hiring Mike D'Antoni as coach of the Lakers in 2012. (Noah Graham / NBA via Getty Images)

Former Lakers coach Phil Jackson, shown with fiancee Jeanie Buss in 2007, says the late Jerry Buss made the final decision on hiring Mike D'Antoni as coach of the Lakers in 2012.